The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23427 - October 23, 2006

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... about wife, one first to be opened UNSCREWED
A quarter of five hundred, plus one, exactly observed DISTRICT
A routine result's unusual - it's a dangerous game RUSSIANROULETTE
Alien carries big birds around for protection ESCORT
Back with reduced earnings, worker finally demoted to number two SECONDINCOMMAND
Calamitous smoke beginning to tower up TRAGIC
Caretaker returns bread after a month JANITOR
Clear trees away, showing dexterity around rocks of economic interest DEFOREST
Clerical garb - tops of cotton and simple footwear CASSOCK
Cutting top of leg in the country RURAL
Fish I spear for show RUDDIGORE
Foil, in other words SWORD
Following defeat, clean your teeth FLOSS
Forbids circulation of money internally? Certainly not! BYNOMEANS
I have a fixation, finally, about moles NAEVI
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Incline to admit receiving gambling equipment GRADIENT
Key I used for this ISLAND
Kick as well TOBOOT
Nineteen hundred unwilling to provide a show of repentance SACKCLOTH
Partly digested food, something like jelly or batter CUDGEL
Put down a foundation ABASE
Satellite broadcasts its punk SPUTNIK
Saw a reason for trapping fly AWARE
Serviceman has to raise an army, right? JACKTAR
Singular articles in long letter ... SCREED
Soldier arresting Wolfe and me is to make reparation ATONEMENT
Someone who might buy a landscape PROSPECT
Trouble had cropped up - a conspicuous bloomer DAHLIA
Under compulsion, one leaves cinema DRIVEN
Unruly WI ought to be denied GOWITHOUT